Groups and Events Coordinator

East Anglia's Children's Hospices; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A caring organization for children and families located in Ipswich is seeking a Groups and Events Coordinator. This part-time role requires strong organizational and communication skills to plan and deliver events for children and families. Applicants should have a minimum of two years’ experience in related environments and possess relevant qualifications in children's care. This position offers a permanent contract with a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including enhanced annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Subsidised meals

Enhanced annual leave entitlement

Employee health cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

AVIVA pension package

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience working with babies, children, young people, and families.
• Experience of coordinating a team of staff and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Organizing and confirming attendance at events.
• Liaising with care and facilities staff and external organizations.
• Undertaking risk assessments for event safety.
• Supporting the team in delivering events at various venues.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Event planning

Education

NVQ, BTEC or CACHE at level 3 in children’s Health and Social Care

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Canva

Systm 1

Word

Job description

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family‑centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

We’re over 440 employees strong, with a team of more than 2,000 volunteers across the organisation including over 50 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Groups and Events Coordinator, The Treehouse Hospice - IP3 8NS

Part‑time, 30 hours per week over 4 days. Includes some evening and weekend hours.

Permanent contract.

Salary £27,485 – £30,162 FTE per annum, experience dependent (actual salary pro rata).

Comprehensive range of benefits:

• Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
• AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
• NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme

Are you:

• Highly organised with great communication skills?
• Skilled in planning and delivering groups and events?

Do you have:

• Experience in working with babies, children, young people, and families (minimum two years)?
• NVQ, BTEC or CACHE at level 3, in children’s Health and Social Care, or Care Learning and Development, or equivalent relevant experience?
• Experience of co‑ordinating a team of staff and volunteers?

Responsibilities include:

• Utilising a variety of administrative IT programmes (including Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Systm 1, Word & emails) to organise, book and confirm attendance at events.
• Liaising with a wide range of people including care & facilities staff, external organisations, senior leadership as well as the families and young people.
• Undertaking risk assessments to ensure the safety of those at events.
• Liaising with external organisations to enhance the charitable offers that create a natural network of support to underpin the events.
• Support the wider team to deliver events at the hospice setting and at external venues, including undertaking risk assessments, liaising with catering and facilities teams, creating flyers and text for advertising and liaising with marketing and communication team.

Please visit our website www.each.org.uk to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.

Closing date: 30 January 2026

Interviews: 9 February 2026

Interested in Learning More Before You Apply?

At EACH, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone and actively encourage applicants to ask questions, request reasonable adjustments or have an informal discussion before submitting an application.

If you’d like to find out more or make a request, please contact the Recruitment Team by email [e-mail] or phone [phone].

Diversity Statement

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Please note: EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.